University of Northern Colorado Athletics
Thursday, October 30
Portland, Ore.
8 pm
University of Northern Colorado
at
Portland State
Volleyball Hits the Road to Play PSU and UND
10/28/2014 2:51:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
Northern Colorado looks to take the Big Sky North Division lead in volleyball going to Portland State and North Dakota
Big Sky Conference play heats up as the Bears hit the road looking to take possession of first place of the North Division
Northern Colorado Notes | Big Sky | Portland State | North Dakota
Match 23
Who: Portland State 7-15, 5-5 Big Sky
When: Thursday, October 30 at 8:00 p.m. (7:00 PST)
Where: Portland, Ore.; Stott Center
All-Time Series: Portland State 20-7 (Last November 16, 2013, PSU 3-0)
Match 24
Who: North Dakota 19-8, 7-3 Big Sky
When: Saturday, November 1 at 11:00 a.m. (12:00 p.m. PST)
Where: Grand Forks, N.D.; Betty Engelstand Center
All-Time Series: Northern Colorado 31-3 (Last October 18, 2014, UNC 3-0)
Recapping Last Week
* The Bears finished their four match home stand defeating both Southern Utah and Northern Arizona
* The wins combined with a loss by both North Dakota and Idaho now puts Northern Colorado tied for first in the Big Sky North Division,
* Senior middle blocker Brianna Strong had a strong weekend with 22 kills and seven total blocks,
* UNC had a strong defensive weekend holding both opponents under .200, putting up 153 digs and blocking 23 attacks ,
* Meagan Garcia, Ashley Guthrie, Kendra Cunningham, Makenna Meier all had double digit digs in the match against NAU
Previewing Portland State
* Portland State currently sits at .500 in Big Sky play, winning four of their last six matches
* Libero Kasi Clark is in the top 100 in the nation for digs per set averaging 4.49
* PSU was picked just one spot below the Bears in the preseason poll at six
Previewing North Dakota,, ,,, ,
* North Dakota split matches last week defeating Southern Utah and loosing to Northern Arizona.,
* UND and UNC are tied with Idaho for first in the Big Sky North division at 7-3.,
* Northern Colorado defeated North Dakota in Greeley on October 18 in a sweep.,
A Bear to Deal With
* Northern Colorado returns their top three kills leaders from last year in outside hitter Kendra Cunningham (359), middle blocker Brianna Strong (329), and middle blocker Andrea Spaustat (310).,
* So far in the 2014 season Strong (184), Spaustat (218), and Cunningham (261) have accounted for 58.9% of the teams kills.,
No Sophomore Setting Slump
* ,Sophomore setter Ashley Guthrie returns after a stellar freshman year, shooting into the Northern Colorado Division I record books currently sitting 4th all time in sets with 2,115 assists. ,
* There has been no sign of a sophomore slump for Guthrie first on the team in hitting at .342, along with her 842 total assist, and 112 kills, and 17 service aces.
* It is not just her offense, but defense that has helped her this season with 53 blocks, most coming at pivotal moments of matches, and 147 digs.,
* Guthrie became the ninth player in Northern Colorado history to join the 2,000 assist club on October 18 against North Dakota
Freshman Trio
* The freshman trio of Alex Klohn, Kim Weissmann, and Timarie Nymyer have quickly found roles on the team.
* The trio has helped bring balance to the Bears offense, to go along with Cunningham, Spaustat, and Strong.
* Klohn has earned the start in seven matches this year leading the way with her blocking ability, 34 total on the year, including seven of them coming in her first ever match against Eastern Illinois. She is third on the team in solo blocks at 4.
* ,Weissmann started off coming off the bench due to her excellent serving, 8 aces on the year,and soon found a permanent spot in the rotation after her seven kill performance against Wisconsin. Her career high in kills is 15 vs Idaho.
* Nymyer has worked her way into the starting line-up with her offensive ability, recording her first career kill against Colorado State. She earned her first career start against Long Beach State, and has reset her career record in kills the past five matches; it now sits at 19. She was the first of two Bears to hit above .700 in a match this year, doing it against Eastern Washington. (.720).
Records Breakers
* Andrea Spaustat took over the school's Division I record in total blocks, passing Lizzy Rhoads with 349, she now sits at 381. She also now sits 4th all-time in the school's Division I solo blocks at 36.,
* Spaustat also moved up to 3rd in the school's Division I record book for kills passing Ashley Lichenberg. She also is second in service aces and points.,
* Setter Ashley Guthrie passed Linnea Killsgaard for fourth all time in Northern Colorado's Division I history.,
* Brianna Strong is now the school's Division I leader in solo blocks with 45, passing Lizzy Rhoads. Strong also passed Kelley Arnold in both block assists and total blocks, now sitting 5th overall in both categories
Records Watch
* Andrea Spaustat has two records in her sight in career aces and solo blocks. She is three aces away from Daniel Angus 95 aces. Kelly Arnold's 37 career solo blocks is in Spaustats sight, for 3rd all-time.,
Getting Offensive,
* The Bears are third the Big Sky in kills per set at 13.40 overall, and first in the conference for conference matches at 14.26
* Ashley Guthrie is leading all sophomores in the conference with a .342 hitting percentage. ,
* Northern Colorado had two players hit above .700 in two straight matches, first Timarie Neymyer (.720) against Eastern Washington and then Andrea Spaustat (.733) against Montana State
Conference Race Heats Up
* The Bears are in a three way tie with North Dakota and Idaho for the North Division title with only three weeks before the conference tournament.,
* Idaho State currently stand two games above everyone else in the conference with a 9-1 record ,
* The team with the best conference regular season record will host the eight team tournament November 20-22
A Look Ahead
* Northern Colorado returns home for their final conference home stand hosting Montana and Montana State
* Both the Griz and Bobcats host Idaho and Eastern Washington this weekend.,
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Northern Colorado Notes | Big Sky | Portland State | North Dakota
Match 23
Who: Portland State 7-15, 5-5 Big Sky
When: Thursday, October 30 at 8:00 p.m. (7:00 PST)
Where: Portland, Ore.; Stott Center
All-Time Series: Portland State 20-7 (Last November 16, 2013, PSU 3-0)
Match 24
Who: North Dakota 19-8, 7-3 Big Sky
When: Saturday, November 1 at 11:00 a.m. (12:00 p.m. PST)
Where: Grand Forks, N.D.; Betty Engelstand Center
All-Time Series: Northern Colorado 31-3 (Last October 18, 2014, UNC 3-0)
Recapping Last Week
* The Bears finished their four match home stand defeating both Southern Utah and Northern Arizona
* The wins combined with a loss by both North Dakota and Idaho now puts Northern Colorado tied for first in the Big Sky North Division,
* Senior middle blocker Brianna Strong had a strong weekend with 22 kills and seven total blocks,
* UNC had a strong defensive weekend holding both opponents under .200, putting up 153 digs and blocking 23 attacks ,
* Meagan Garcia, Ashley Guthrie, Kendra Cunningham, Makenna Meier all had double digit digs in the match against NAU
Previewing Portland State
* Portland State currently sits at .500 in Big Sky play, winning four of their last six matches
* Libero Kasi Clark is in the top 100 in the nation for digs per set averaging 4.49
* PSU was picked just one spot below the Bears in the preseason poll at six
Previewing North Dakota,, ,,, ,
* North Dakota split matches last week defeating Southern Utah and loosing to Northern Arizona.,
* UND and UNC are tied with Idaho for first in the Big Sky North division at 7-3.,
* Northern Colorado defeated North Dakota in Greeley on October 18 in a sweep.,
A Bear to Deal With
* Northern Colorado returns their top three kills leaders from last year in outside hitter Kendra Cunningham (359), middle blocker Brianna Strong (329), and middle blocker Andrea Spaustat (310).,
* So far in the 2014 season Strong (184), Spaustat (218), and Cunningham (261) have accounted for 58.9% of the teams kills.,
No Sophomore Setting Slump
* ,Sophomore setter Ashley Guthrie returns after a stellar freshman year, shooting into the Northern Colorado Division I record books currently sitting 4th all time in sets with 2,115 assists. ,
* There has been no sign of a sophomore slump for Guthrie first on the team in hitting at .342, along with her 842 total assist, and 112 kills, and 17 service aces.
* It is not just her offense, but defense that has helped her this season with 53 blocks, most coming at pivotal moments of matches, and 147 digs.,
* Guthrie became the ninth player in Northern Colorado history to join the 2,000 assist club on October 18 against North Dakota
Freshman Trio
* The freshman trio of Alex Klohn, Kim Weissmann, and Timarie Nymyer have quickly found roles on the team.
* The trio has helped bring balance to the Bears offense, to go along with Cunningham, Spaustat, and Strong.
* Klohn has earned the start in seven matches this year leading the way with her blocking ability, 34 total on the year, including seven of them coming in her first ever match against Eastern Illinois. She is third on the team in solo blocks at 4.
* ,Weissmann started off coming off the bench due to her excellent serving, 8 aces on the year,and soon found a permanent spot in the rotation after her seven kill performance against Wisconsin. Her career high in kills is 15 vs Idaho.
* Nymyer has worked her way into the starting line-up with her offensive ability, recording her first career kill against Colorado State. She earned her first career start against Long Beach State, and has reset her career record in kills the past five matches; it now sits at 19. She was the first of two Bears to hit above .700 in a match this year, doing it against Eastern Washington. (.720).
Records Breakers
* Andrea Spaustat took over the school's Division I record in total blocks, passing Lizzy Rhoads with 349, she now sits at 381. She also now sits 4th all-time in the school's Division I solo blocks at 36.,
* Spaustat also moved up to 3rd in the school's Division I record book for kills passing Ashley Lichenberg. She also is second in service aces and points.,
* Setter Ashley Guthrie passed Linnea Killsgaard for fourth all time in Northern Colorado's Division I history.,
* Brianna Strong is now the school's Division I leader in solo blocks with 45, passing Lizzy Rhoads. Strong also passed Kelley Arnold in both block assists and total blocks, now sitting 5th overall in both categories
Records Watch
* Andrea Spaustat has two records in her sight in career aces and solo blocks. She is three aces away from Daniel Angus 95 aces. Kelly Arnold's 37 career solo blocks is in Spaustats sight, for 3rd all-time.,
Getting Offensive,
* The Bears are third the Big Sky in kills per set at 13.40 overall, and first in the conference for conference matches at 14.26
* Ashley Guthrie is leading all sophomores in the conference with a .342 hitting percentage. ,
* Northern Colorado had two players hit above .700 in two straight matches, first Timarie Neymyer (.720) against Eastern Washington and then Andrea Spaustat (.733) against Montana State
Conference Race Heats Up
* The Bears are in a three way tie with North Dakota and Idaho for the North Division title with only three weeks before the conference tournament.,
* Idaho State currently stand two games above everyone else in the conference with a 9-1 record ,
* The team with the best conference regular season record will host the eight team tournament November 20-22
A Look Ahead
* Northern Colorado returns home for their final conference home stand hosting Montana and Montana State
* Both the Griz and Bobcats host Idaho and Eastern Washington this weekend.,
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